1. You are part of a system Your Driving Task Your Driving Responsibilities Your Driver’s License

2. Drivers Passengers Users People Cars Buses Trucks SMV’s Vehicles Highways City Streets Rural Roads Roadways

3.  The purpose of the HTS is to move people and cargo from point A to point B safely and efficiently.

4.  Laws are passed to make up the vehicle code.  Enforcement agencies assure that laws are obeyed.  Motor vehicle departments set rules to assure that driver and vehicle standards are met.  Courts decide whether drivers charged with violating the laws are guilty or innocent.  Highway traffic engineers plan, build, and maintain roadways.

5.  National Highway Safety Act › Created guidelines for motor vehicle safety programs.  Vehicle registration  Driver licensing  Traffic courts  Highway construction and maintenance  National Highway Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety act › Auto makers install certain safety features into each car.  Safety Belts

6. Physical Skills Social Skills Mental Skills  Mental Skills: task that involves decision making  Social Skills: interact successfully with people, obey traffic laws, and make an effort to work with people.  Physical Skills: Physical skills of driving

7.  IPDE Process: process of seeing, thinking, and responding. › IDENTIFY  Important info. › PREDICT  When and where possible points of conflict will occur. › DECIDE  When, where, and how to avoid conflict › EXECUTE  The right actions to avoid conflict

9.  Smith System: Organized method designed to help drivers develop good seeing habits.  Zone Control System: Method for managing the space around your vehicle.  Commentary Driving: The process of “thinking out loud” Saying out loud the IPDE process.

10.  Right vs Privelage….  Collision vs Accident  Top 3 reasons for Collision for teenagers › Immaturity › Inexperience › Distratctions  Attitude

11.  Laws › Obey all traffic laws  Collisions › By law, any driver involved in a collision must stop

12.  Operating Costs › Costs for fuel, oil, and tires  Fixed Costs › Purchase price of car, licensing fees, and insurance  Crash Costs › Responsible for paying for any injuries, and property damage caused.

13.  All drivers have a responsibility to help manage the environmental threats. › Buy and maintain fuel efficient vehicles › Use fuel efficient driving habits › Use car pools › Recycle used materials › Work for strong policies

14.  Making rational decisions  Common courtesy  Control anger and frustration  Say “no” to negative peer pressure

15.  According to the CDC drivers age 16-19 have a higher risk of MVC…. 4x higher. › Males  In 2006, the motor vehicle death rate for male drivers and passengers ages 15 to 19 was almost two times that of their female counterparts. › Teens  The presence of teen passengers increases the crash risk of unsupervised teen drivers. This risk increases with the number of teen passengers. › New Drivers  Crash risk is particularly high during the first year that teenagers are eligible to drive.

16.  Following another vehicle too closely.  Driving too fast for conditions.  Not wearing safety belts.  Driving after drinking or using drugs.  Driving while very tired.  What do they all have in common?

17.  Teens are more likely than older drivers to underestimate dangerous situations or not be able to recognize hazardous situations.  Among male drivers between 15 and 20 years of age who were involved in fatal crashes in 2005, 37% were speeding at the time of the crash and 26% had been drinking.  In 2008, nearly three out of every four teen drivers killed in motor vehicle crashes after drinking and driving were not wearing a seat belt.  In 2008, half of teen deaths from motor vehicle crashes occurred between 3 p.m. and midnight and 56% occurred on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

18.  Requires young drivers to progress through a series of licensing stages.  LP Stage: › Drives when supervised by an adult › Permit must be held for a minimum of 9 months. › 50 hours of practiced driving @ home, 10 hours must be at night.

19.  Intermediate License Stage › Complete LP stage and approved DE course › Night driving restricted › Passenger restriction › Collision-free and violation free › Penalties for violations are increased

20.  Full privilege LS › Successfully complete the intermediate LS with no violations and no collisions